National Center on Elder Abuse Enhances Website to
Better Help Seniors, Caregivers
The NCEA disseminates information to professionals
and the public, provides assistance and training to states and
community-based organizations
Aug.
8, 2008 - The National Center on Elder Abuse, which serves as a national
resource center dedicated to the prevention of elder mistreatment, has
recently remodeled its Website. The changes provide senior citizens and
caregivers easy access to a wealth of helpful information.
First established by the U.S. Administration on
Aging (AoA) in 1988 as a national elder abuse resource center, the NCEA
was granted a permanent home at AoA in the 1992 amendments made to Title
II of the Older Americans Act.
The NCEA disseminates elder abuse information to
professionals and the public, and provides technical assistance and
training to states and to community-based organizations.
The NCEA makes news and resources available on-line
and an easy-to-use format; collaborates on research; provides training;
identifies and provides information about promising practices and
interventions; operates a listserve forum for professionals; and
provides subject matter expertise on program and policy development.
What Your Will Find at National Center on Elder
Abuse Webiste
● Link to the Eldercare Locator, the first step to
finding resources for older adults in any U.S. community. Just one phone
call or Website visit provides an instant connection to resources that
enable older persons to live independently in their communities. The
service links those who need assistance with state and local area
agencies on aging and community-based organizations that serve older
adults and their caregivers.
● Links to Elder Abuse Hotlines in the 50 States
● Links to lists of resources in each of the states
on elder abuse prevention, including State government agencies, state
laws, state-specific data and statistics, statewide resources.
● Links to many publications and sources of helpful
information, including laws, events and Webcasts
● Links to many community outreach organizations
helping the elderly
● Helpful information nursing home abuse
● Complete coverage on Adult Protective Services
through several pages of links
● Many helpful links for caregivers.
Since its inception, the NCEA says it has operated
as a unique, multi-disciplinary consortium of equal partners with
expertise in elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Now and into the future, the NCEA says on its
Website, it will continue to tailor its activities to meet the special
needs of disadvantaged populations, including limited-English speakers
and other underrepresented groups such as Native Americans.
The Centers says it will incorporate the latest
technology to generate and disseminate knowledge that can build and
strengthen elder rights networks and enhance the effectiveness of state
and community-based elder abuse prevention and intervention programs.
The NCEA says it will also serve as a national
clearinghouse of information for elder rights advocates, law
enforcement, legal professionals, public policy leaders, researchers,
and others working to ensure that all older Americans will live with
dignity, integrity, independence, and without abuse, neglect, and
exploitation.
The National Center on Elder Abuse is a program of
the U.S. Administration on Aging.
Aug.
8, 2008 - The National Center on Elder Abuse, which serves as a national
resource center dedicated to the prevention of elder mistreatment, has
recently remodeled its Website. The changes provide senior citizens and
caregivers easy access to a wealth of helpful information.